Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil uses America/Sao_Paulo, currently -03 (UTC-03:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Ponta Grossa is a city in Brazil, with a population of about 292,200. It keeps the same time year-round, with no daylight saving changes.
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Ponta Grossa lies on the plateau of Paraná in southern Brazil, a rail junction and agricultural centre in cool highland country. The town is functional, and the landscape around it is the reason to come.
Vila Velha state park nearby holds a group of sandstone formations eroded into extraordinary shapes over millions of years, including one resembling a goblet, along with deep sinkholes reached by a lift. The Campos Gerais plateau grassland around the town is a distinctive and threatened ecosystem.
Buses cover the town and reach the park, though a car is more convenient. Road connections run to Curitiba in around ninety minutes.
Spring and autumn are the most comfortable. The plateau is genuinely cold in winter with occasional frost, and summers are warm with afternoon storms.
Brazil uses the BRL, calling code +55.
Brazil uses the real, and Portuguese is the language with little English spoken. Manner in the south is somewhat reserved, and cards are accepted everywhere.
